OFFICIAL – The starting grid for 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP at Jeddah circuit. OFFICIAL – Saudi Arabian GP Qualifying Results and Starting Grid.

Qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP gave us a surprising result. Once again this year, for the second time, Max Verstappen managed to beat the McLaren cars and take pole position. The Dutchman was then able to convert the one he took in Suzuka into a splendid victory; we’ll see if tomorrow ends the same way.

This time it must be said that McLaren played its part, with Lando Norris’ mistake forcing him to start from tenth place (unless there was damage that forces the papaya team to change components subject to penalties, such as the gearbox). Finding himself alone and with his rival starting so far back, young Oscar might have even been in a position to settle in Q3 and simply aim to bring home a good result without taking risks.

Behind Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri we find Russell ahead of Charles Leclerc, and a completely anonymous third row made up of Kimi Antonelli and Carlos Sainz. To find Hamilton we have to go down to seventh position. The Brit was also under investigation for exceeding the delta time set by the race director, but the FIA, as it usually does in such cases, cleared him. Gasly in ninth and Norris in tenth complete the top 10.

Provisional starting grid for the Saudi Arabian GP (7:00 PM) Below is the provisional starting grid, reminding you that the formation lap for the Saudi Arabian GP is scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, April 20, at 7:00 PM Central European Summer Time.

Why do we say provisional grid? Because the teams’ engineers may still detect issues with the cars before tomorrow’s race and, if it is deemed necessary to replace a component regulated by the rules, the Federation would be forced to drop the driver at the wheel of that car a few places on the grid.